No action Yet Over Missing Cameroonian Athletes

No action can be taken over seven Cameroonian athletes missing from the Olympic village until their visas expire, officials have said.
Team Cameroon have told London 2012 organisers that five boxers, a swimmer and a footballer have all disappeared from the athletes’ village at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London.

But all seven have visas allowing them to remain in the UK until November and little can be done before then, organisers said. It is understood that none of the seven have claimed asylum.

Jackie Brock-Doyle, organiser Locog’s director of communications, said: “On the Cameroon missing people, they have been reported as missing but they have visas to stay in this country until November, so right now they haven’t done anything wrong.

Culled from PUNCH